In this Q&A, award-winning journalist pop culture commentator Beverly Keel sat down with renowned rapper and director/producer Ice-T at the 2017 International Entertainment Buyers Association to chat about T’s work, career, and the music industry as a whole. _____________________ This interview took place at IEBA 2017, the sold out 47th…
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BMI Honors Bob DiPiero, Keith Urban, More At 65th Annual Country Awards
BMI held its 2017 Country Awards earliet this week, with Bob DiPiero taking top honors as BMI Icon Award winner, as well as awards for Country Songwriter, Song and Publisher of the Year. Also recognized was Keith Urban, who was was presented with the BMI Champion award for his work…
CMA Awards 2017 – Full List Of Winners and Nominees
[UPDATED] Last night’s CMA Awards predictably stayed away from politics, but there were still many emotional moments. “This has been a year marked by tragedies impacting countless lives, including so many in our country music family. So tonight, we’re going to do what families do,” co-host Carrie Underwood declared as…
Can Music Awards Be Influenced Like The Russians Did To Our U.S. Election?
By this point it appears clearly evident that a number of elections across the world have been altered by an outside influence. It appears there are smaller fish to fry in that department as well, with recent evidence suggesting the 2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards were subject to such alterations…
BMI Honors Bob DiPiero, Keith Urban, More At 65th Annual Country Awards
BMI held its 2017 Country Awards earliet this week, with Bob DiPiero taking top honors as BMI Icon Award winner, as well as awards for Country Songwriter, Song and Publisher of the Year. Also recognized was Keith Urban, who was was presented with the BMI Champion award for his work…
Alex Awards Honor Best In Vinyl – Full List Of Winners 2017
After a 12 year hiatus, the Alex Awards returned this week to honor the best in vinyl record packaging at a ceremony at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel in Detroit. The Alex Awards was last presented in 2006 when it had been primarily a competition honoring the best in DVD,…
Max Martin, J. Kash, Starrah Top Winners At Inaugural Spotify Secret Genius Awards [Full List Of Winners]
Spotify is often the subject of consternation and criticism from the creative community over unlicensed tracks and low payments. In part to counter the ill will, the music streamer launched Spotify For Artists with free analytics and marketing tools, hired Troy Carter as Global Head Of Creator Services, and last…
Latin American Music Awards 2017: Full List Of Winners
At Telemundo’s third annual Latin American Music Awards last night, boy band CNCO and heartthrob Prince Royce each earned four wins, while Enrique Iglesias took home three trophy’s at the fan driven awards. The Latin American Music Awards 2017 full list of winners: Latin American Music Awards 2017 Winners New…
Full List Of Dove Awards 2017 Winners: MarcyMe, Bernie Herms, Reba McEntire and More
Christian rock group MercyMe had a big night at the 48th annual Gospel Music Association Dove Awards on Tuesday night, winning the award for Artist of the Year. The band’s accolades also included wins for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year for their latest release, “Lifer,” and for frontman Bart Millard,…
American Music Awards 2017: Bruno Mars Leads Nominations With 8
Organizers for the 2017 American Music Awards announced the nominees for the 45th edition of the annual event, with Bruno Mars leading the charge. Mars picked up 8 AMA noms, including Artist of the Year, Video of the Year, and Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock. The Chainsmokers, Drake, Kendrick Lamar,…